Composed for the Sexagesima, which fell on January 28, 1725, Bach's Cantata No. 92 "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn" (I have in God's heart and mind) (BWV 92) sets a chorale hymn by Paul Gerhardt in its arias and choruses and an anonymous text for its two recitatives. Gerhardt's effusive hymn speaks of the need for Christians to surrender their wills to God and Bach's setting is particularly effective in evoking the meaning of the text. The cantata is in nine movements scored for bass, tenor, alto and soprano soloists, chorus, a pair of oboe d'amore, strings, and basso continuo. "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn" is firmly grounded in B minor with its first, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth movements in the tonic (albeit with a picardy third at the close of its last movement); its second movement in subdominant of E minor; its fourth in the minor dominant of F sharp minor; and its eighth in the relative major of D major. The first movement is an enormous chorale fantasia for chorus and full orchestra. The second movement is a recitative for bass and florid cello that alternates recitative with statements of the hymn. The third movement is a furious da capo tenor aria with violently agitated strings and continuo. The fourth movement is an unusual combination of trio sonata for the oboe d'amore and continuo and declaimed statements of the chorale in the choral altos. The fifth movement is secco recitative for tenor and continuo and the sixth is a fleet da capo aria for bass and energetic continuo. The seventh movement is a structural parallel of the second movement, but in this case, the choral statements of the hymn alternate with four recitatives for each of the chorale voices. The eighth movement is an Andante aria for soprano with obbligato oboe d'amore above pizzicato strings without continuo. "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn" concludes with a massive harmonization of Gerhardt's final chorus for the chorus and full orchestra.

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